内容正文:
I used to be afraid of the dark .
Unit4
人教版初中九年级英语
Section A (3a~3c)
Lead in
Wanli used to have long hair,
but now he has short hair.
He used to be a shy and quiet boy,
but now he is an outgoing pop star.
From shy girl to pop star
1
2
3
Before
reading
1min
Read the article and identify the paragraphs [1-3] in which the information appears.
3a
Fast reading
Scan paragraph 1 and anwser some questions quickly.
What did Candy use to be like?
What did she do to deal with shyness?
What is she like now?
Find out three changes in Candy’s life
以前我在学校不受欢迎,但现在走到哪里我都备受关注。
我总要担心在别人面前表现如何,还要留意自己的所言所行。
现在和朋友出去闲逛对我来说几乎是不可能的
2 min
Please read paragraph 2 and then fill in a chart about how Candy's life has changed.
Good things Bad things
She is able to
_____________new people all the time.
2. She gets
_______________
everywhere she goes.
She always has to ____________
how she appears to others.
2. She has to______________what
she says or does.
3. She doesn't have___________
_____________anymore.
4. There are always__________
___________.
travel and meet
tons of attention
worry about
be careful about
private time
much
around her
guards
Task3
Please read paragraph 3 and complete the sentences.
Candy's advice to young people:
1. Young people who want to become famous have
to be prepared to_____________________.
2. The road to success is _________.
3. People really require a lot of _____ and
__________ to succeed.
4. Only a very _______ ________ of people
_______________ .
small number
give up their normal life
difficult
talent
make it to the top
hard work
Task4
Read the article again and complete the sentences about Candy.
She used to be shy, but now she’s not shy _______.
She didn’t use to be _______ in school, but now she gets lots of attention.
She used to ________ with friends, but it is almost impossible now.
She didn’t use to ___________ how she appears to others, but now she does.
popular
anymore
3b
be careful
hang out
Task5
Go
life has also changed.
By taking up singing.
be famous
I_________________
I am not _____________.
and love to singing in front of ________
shy
outgoing
In the past
Now
Change
used to be really shy
shy anymore
How
crowds
What's your original(最初的)purpose of singing:
To deal with shyness
Go
I used to be shy but now I'm not shy ________.
I didn’t use to be __________in school but now I get lots of ________.
I used to __________ with friends but now it is almost _________.
I didn’t use to ____________how I appear to others but now I have to _____________ what I say or do.
anymore
popular
attention
hang out
worry about
be careful about
impossible
Personality
Activities
Candy,What are the changes of your life after you become famous?
Behavior
Worries
Go
2. I have to be careful about what I say or do.
2.Be popular at school and get tons of attention everywhere I go.
Be able to travel and meet new people all the time.
I always worry about how I appear to others.
3. I don’t have much private time anymore.
4. Hanging out with friends is almost impossible for me.
Candy,Is being famous always a good thing?
Bad things
Good things
Everything has two sides.
Candy, your life has changed a lot. Are you happy? Why?
Go
What does Candy have to say to all those young people who want to become famous? “Well,” she begins slowly, “you have to be prepared to give up your normal life. You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is. Many times I thought about giving up, but I fought on. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. Only a very small number of people make it to the top.”
It is difficult to become successful.
A lot of talent and hard work
3.What are required to succeed?
1.How many pieces of advice do you want to give?
2.Is it easy or difficult to become successful?
What advice will you give to all those young people who want to become famous?
Two
不再……
处理……
在观众面前
在……受欢迎
和……闲逛
坚持
得到很多关注
到达顶峰
Pay attention to the expressions below.
开始做;开始从事……
3c
Suppose you're the interviewer and your partner is Candy. Ask and answer questions.
1. Did you use to be...?
2. How do you deal with...?
3. Are you still shy now?
4. Was your life different after...?
5. What are...of being famous?
6. What do you want to say to...?
Is it difficult for you to be a pop star?
Yes, it is. You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is.
How is your life different after you become famous?
I didn't use to be popular in school, but now I get lots of attention. I used to hang out with friends, but now it is almost impossible. I didn't use to worry about how I appear to others, but now I do.
You used to be shy, didn't you?
Yes, I did. I used to be shy and took up singing to deal with my shyness.
Hi, Candy. It's a great pleasure to interview you.
Hi, Amy. Glad to see you!
For example:
Exercises
(1)Someone thinks that chiguaqunzhong means the big _________ who are watching everything.
(2)The teacher __________ the rules to children last week.
(3)China is a(n) _________ country.
(4)Cindy told me that she overcame(克服) _________ by singing.
(5)Don't let anyone else know what we've talked about. It's a __________ conversation.
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空
crowd private Asia explain shy
crowds
explained
Asian
shyness
private
(1)Nowadays many children ___________ playing computer games.
(2)Do you know how to __________ this problem.
(3) ____________, I looked up from my notebook.
(4)He has decided that he'll drop medicine and _________ physics.
从方框中选择合适的词语,并用其适当形式填空
be interested in, from time to time, take up, deal with,
used to, hang out, be afraid of, worry about
take up
deal with
From time to time
be interested in
(6)I like to _____________ at mall with my friends.
(7)He __________ ride his bike to work, but now he drives to work.
(8)We all know sheep ________ wolves.
(9)Don't _________ him; he is a cheerful man.
从方框中选择合适的词语,并用其适当形式填空
be interested in, from time to time, take up, deal with,
used to, hang out, be afraid of, worry about
hang out
used to
are afraid of
worry about
Retell the article and memorize
the useful expressions.
2. Write a short passage about How I've
Changed.
Homework
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